Meeting Coverage

NAMS

North American Menopause Society

Migraines Predict Poor Sleep in Premenopausal Women, Study Finds

Clinicians should ask female migraineurs about sleep, irrespective of menopause status

NAMS over a photo of the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia

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Traumatic Experiences Tied to Lower Estrogen Levels in Menopause

Less sleep also impacted sex hormones in postmenopausal women

October 17, 2022
Vasomotor Symptoms Around Menopause Transition Predict Weight Gain

Sleep problems responsible for some, but not all, changes in body weight

October 17, 2022
Could Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Serve as Early Signs of Poor Brain Health?

Vasomotor symptoms have the potential to serve as female-specific midlife markers

October 16, 2022
Can CV Fat Predict Cognitive Function in Women in Midlife?

Quality of fat, not quantity, was tied to working memory, researchers say

September 26, 2021
What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening?

Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found

September 24, 2021
Migraines Linked With Hot Flash Severity in Menopause

Relationship may be due to both being risk factors for cardiovascular disease, researcher said

September 24, 2021
Sexual Violence May Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Experiences during childhood could have a greater impact on health outcomes, researchers say

September 23, 2021
NK3R Antagonist Promising for Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause

Appeared safe and effective, despite large placebo effect

September 30, 2019
Cannabis for Symptomatic Menopause: Cultivating the Evidence

Oyedeji Ayonrinde, FRCPsych, MBA, weeds out the known and unknown

September 29, 2019
Heavy Drinking Among Middle-Aged Women: A Sobering Issue

What can doctors do to better screen, treat this population?

September 28, 2019
NAMS Meeting Opens with Kerfuffle over Women's Sexual Enhancement

Society's founder jabs panelists for overselling no-evidence elixirs

October 4, 2018
PTSD Predictor of Midlife Sexual Dysfunction

Interpersonal violence also tied to genitourinary symptoms of menopause

October 17, 2017
New Combo Pill Offers Hope for Vasomotor Symptoms

Significant improvements with various doses of estradiol-progesterone capsule

October 17, 2017
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helpful For Women In Menopause

Depressive symptoms improved in women experiencing insomnia, hot flashes

October 16, 2017